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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Communications Commission

CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73

DA ID: [DA 02-1483, MB Docket No. 02-155, RM-10452]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Digital television stations; table of assignments:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Digital Television Broadcast Service; Charleston, WV

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before August 22, 2002, and reply comments on or before September 6, 2002.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Pappas Telecasting of America, an applicant for a new station to operate on analog channel 23 at Charleston, West Virginia, proposing the substitution of DTV channel 52 for channel 23 at Charleston. DTV Channel 52 can be allotted to at reference coordinates 383021 N. and 821233 W. with a power of 100, a height above average terrain HAAT of 273 meters. Since the community of Charleston is located within 400 kilometers of the U.S.Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian government must be obtained for this allotment.

SUMMARY: West Virginia,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02155, adopted June 24, 2002, and released July 1, 2002. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYA257, Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 2028632893, facsimile 2028632898, or via email qualexint@aol.com. [[Page 44792]]

Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to this proceeding.

Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Digital television broadcasting, Television.

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows: PART 73RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

Sec. 73.606 [Amended]

2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under West Virginia is amended by removing channel 23 at Charleston.

Sec. 73.622 [Amended]

3. Section 73.622(b), the Digital Table of Television Allotments under West Virginia is amended by adding DTV channel 52 at Charleston. Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 0216869 Filed 7302; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 671201P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Pam Blumenthal, Media Bureau, (202) 4181600.